Lily Allen on why she moved to the US and the distinction between British and American life

Lily Allen has opened up about her causes for transferring to the US and the variations between British and American life.

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The singer and actress spoke concerning the subjects on her new podcast Miss Me which she hosts twice every week along with her longtime good friend Miquita Oliver. Within the first episode titled “Hips May Lie”, Oliver and Allen agreed on the concept that Individuals are higher at throwing awards ceremonies than the Brits.

“They discover it simpler to be like, what’s the proper phrase, gushy…? I feel we’re somewhat bit too conscious of ourselves to simply thank God and thank our households and cry and be overwhelmed. I really feel like everybody’s a bit too stush right here,” stated Oliver.

She continued: “Additionally, (the SAG Awards) was simply classily executed. There was simply one thing a bit stylish about the entire thing. Which isn’t how I felt after watching the Brits…”

The ‘Smile’ singer shared that she believed it was a “cultural factor” for Individuals to be extra seemingly captivated with an artist’s artistic achievements.

“I feel that one of many causes that I moved right here (America) is as a result of I really feel prefer it’s a way more encouraging surroundings during which my kids can thrive,” she stated.

“An instance of that may be once I determined to do a play [2:22 A Ghost Story] regardless that I’d by no means acted earlier than, and positively didn’t have any expertise within the theatre,” she added. “After I would inform Individuals about it they’d be like ‘oh my God, that’s so thrilling! You’re gonna be taught a lot, you’re gonna kill it!’ and once I’d inform English individuals about it, they’d be like ‘a play? Have you ever ever executed that earlier than? Aren’t you scared?’”

Elsewhere, Allen lately mirrored on how beginning a household impacted her as a musician, saying that whereas she loves her kids they did “break” her profession.

“I like them and so they full me, however by way of pop-stardom, they completely ruined it,” she added, telling the Radio Instances Podcast that being a father or mother and a pop star “doesn’t combine”.

Final month, Allen revealed that she is underway with work on a brand new album, and informed followers that they will count on to listen to the brand new materials “quickly”. The replace got here simply weeks after the singer teased followers by stating she had already written round 50 songs for a brand new venture.

Her teasing new music comes after she revealed that she had returned to the studio following her particular visitor efficiency at Olivia Rodrigo’s Glastonbury 2022 set. After the efficiency – the place she and Rodrigo duetted ‘Fuck You’ – she hinted that she may not be retiring from music simply but.